Tag Archives: Frisco

Anti-CRT Candidates Stomp Leftists in Texas School Board Elections

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Lawrence Person

This is a developing story, and I’m running ahead of the publishing schedule of the main sources I would usually rely on (such as The Texan, which doesn’t usually publish on weekends), but it appears that leftwing pro-CRT/pro-groomer school board … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Democrats, Elections, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged 2022 Election, Alex Sexton, Andrew Yeager, Bianca Benavides Anderson, Carroll ISD, Clear Creek ISD, coronavirus, Courtney Lackey Wilso, Critical Race Theory, Dripping Springs, Frisco, Frisco ISD, Grapevine, Grapevine ISD, Harris County, Joni Shaw Smith, Kathy Florence-Spradley, Keziah Valdes Farrar, League City, Micah Young, Patriot Mobile Action, Richardson ISD, Sandi Walker, Social Justice Warriors, Southlake, Spring Branch ISD, Tammy Nakamura, Tarrant County, Texas | 21 Comments

Texas vs. California Update for April 5, 2021

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Lawrence Person

After a long hiatus, the Texas vs. California update is back! The update, focusing on news about the two biggest states in the union, and contrasting the the red and blue state models of governance for each, was a regular … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Budget, Crime, Democrats, Regulation, Texas, unions | Tagged Amazon, Austin, Border Controls, Breyer Capital, Budget, Cal State, California, China, Chuck DeVore, Crime, Dallas, Democrats, Elon Musk, Fentanyl, Fort Worth, Frisco, Gavin Newsom, Harlan Kelly, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, homeless, HookBang, Illegal Aliens, Jerry Lyons, Jim Breyer, Los Angeles, Mark Zuckerberg, Metroplex, Midland, Mountain View, Naomi Kelly, New Braunfels, Oracle, Pflugerville, rats, Round Rock, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Francisco Retirement System, sanctuary cities, Silicon Valley, SpaceX, Taxes, technology, Tesla Motors, Texas, Tony Cardenas, USC, Visual Concepts, Wiley X, Williamson County | 4 Comments

LinkSwarm for February 8, 2019

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Lawrence Person

I’m saving Fauxcahontas and the Virginia Chapter of the Al Jolsen Reenactment Society for the weekend. And for some reason, there’s a lot of jet fighter news in this roundup. [Shrugs] “State Of The Union: Even Democrats Liked Trump’s Speech.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Crime, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Welfare State | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Austin, Bill Weld, Buck-ee's, Crime, Donald Trump, environmentalism, F-15, F-22, F-35, France, Frisco, Israel, James Lileks, Jeff Cheney, Jihad, Jill Abramson, Kurt Schlichter, Media Watch, Military, New York Times, nuclear weapons, plagiarism, Republicans, Russia, Social Justice Warriors, terrorism, Texas, transportation, Welfare State | 1 Comment

Islamic State Inspired Texas Mall Attack Thwarted

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Another day, another another jihad attack thwarted in the Metroplex: Texas law enforcement officials said they have foiled an alleged ISIS-inspired attack on a north Texas mall with the arrest of a teenager whom authorities said tried to recruit others … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Jihad | Tagged Crime, Frisco, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jihad, Matin Azizi-Yarand, Metroplex, Plano, terrorism | Leave a comment

Texas vs. California Update for May 10, 2016

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California update: In a fiscal test of which states are best prepared for the next recession, Texas ranked best and California ranked worst. (Hat tip: Jack Dean of Pension Tsunami.) And California didn’t just flunk … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Crime, Democrats, Guns, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged Budget, California, Crime, Democrats, Emeryville, Frisco, Guns, Kamala Harris, Mitsubishi, Nevada, Pasadena (California), pension crisis, Reno, Texas, Welfare State | 2 Comments

Texas vs. California Update for June 20, 2014

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Believe it or not, there seem to be a few actual glimmers of sanity in California in the latest roundup: Texas: Not just leading the nation in jobs, but doing it more equitably as well. “The income gap between rich … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Budget, Regulation, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged Border Controls, Budget, California, CalPERs, CalSTARS, Desert Hot Springs, education, Frisco, Guadalupe (California), Los Angeles, pension crisis, Regulation, San Bernardino, SEIU, Stockton, Texas, unions, Vallejo, Ventura County, Vergara vs. California, Welfare State | 1 Comment

Austin Just Passed San Francisco (or California vs. Texas: Round 55)

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Today brings news that Austin just surpassed San Francisco in population to become the 13th largest city in the country. In fact, Texas had six of the top seven fastest growing cities over the past 14 months: Round Rock, Austin, … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Economics, Texas, Welfare State | Tagged Blue State, Budget, California, Denton, Economics, Frisco, Gary Farmer, McKinney, Plano, Red State, Round Rock, Texas, tort reform, Welfare State | 1 Comment